Kind of like I figured, nothing much was said further to what could be happening in All Japan. All of the wrestlers are still under contract until July 1st, so we could expect an announcement either later on today (which would be 7.1 in Japan) at the earliest.
I have compiled a post on my tumblr page of what has been going on for the last month…http://keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com/post/54191680092/all-japan-news-update-less-than-24-hours-remain
Pretty much it is guaranteed that close to 10 wrestlers will be leaving the promotion, but we will not know exactly “who” until Shiraishi or All Japan addresses the situation in due time.

(6) NOAH vs NJPW Special Single GHC Tag Prelude Match: Shane Haste vs. Toru Yano
◆Winner: Yano (4:47) with the Urakasumi.~ TMDK both fall in singles action to the reigning champions before their scheduled title match. The challengers will have a lot of ground to pick up, but hopefully in unison their strengths can overcome the rule-breaking ways of the CHAOS team.

(3) KING OF DDT B Block 1st Round Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Masa Takanashi
◆Winner: Takeshita () following the Touchdown.~ Takeshita moves on to the 2nd round.~ The high school wrestler claims the biggest win of his career as he moves on to the 2nd round.(4) KING OF DDT B Block 1st Round Match: Yasu Urano vs. Kota Ibushi
◆Winner: Urano (11:26) via pinfall.~ Urano moves on to the 2nd round.~ Takeshita vs. Urano in the B Block 2nd round.

(1) All Japan vs Burning Single Match: Hiroshi Yamato vs. Kotaro Suzuki
◆Winner: Kotaro (12:38) with a Tiger Driver.
(2) Kaz Hayashi & Yasufumi Nakanoueno vs. Koji Kanemoto & MAZADA
◆Winner: Hayashi (12:15) via pinfall on MAZADA.
~ Yasufumi Nakanoueno finally announced his intentions on resigning from AJP.~ This officially explains why LAST REVOLUTION is no more as they lost 3 out of their 5 members. Of course Suwama and Doering will be remaining in All Japan, but I guess they may be split for good as well, we will see as time goes on.

(3) SMOP vs LAST REVOLUTION Tag Match: Akebono & Ryota Hama vs. Joe Doering & Shuji Kondo
◆Winner: Akebono (8:02) with a Running Body Press on Kondo.
(4) All Japan vs Burning Tag Match: Takao Omori & SUSHI Vs. Juna Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki
◆Winner: Akiyama (13:17) following a Vertical Drop Style Exploder on SUSHI.
~ Akiyama gave advice to both Suwama and SUSHI, who both previously stated that they will remain in All Japan and hope to build up the promotion, that they need to work hard at it.
~ Takao Omori stated that he will be staying in All Japan.
“全日本で現役生活終えたい = I want to finish my career in All Japan.”

The future is indeed in Suwama and SUSHI’s hands now. Their are the only two remaining All Japan “new generation” trueborns, who we know are staying this time, and there will be a lot of pressure for them make sure All Japan can continue through the split.

Well, that is officially it for the standard tour of the month, next up is the Ryogoku show on 6.30.
There is a lot of hype going into the event, whether that is good or bad… that may be the even bigger question in all of this.

(1) All Japan vs. Burning Tag Match: Hiroshi Yamato & SUSHI vs. Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Aoki
◆Winner: Aoki (11:01) with a Cross Armbar on SUSHI.~ Yamato stated that he is looking forward to the addition of Hikaru Sato in his match on 6.30. It seems he is ready to trade some heavy blows against his former ally and rival.

(2) Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. Takao Omori & Agu
◆Winner: Kondo (11:32) following the King Kong Lariat to Agu.
(3) Akebono vs. MAZADA
◆Winner: Akebono (5:03) with a Running Body Press.~ Akebono stated that SMOP is no more, as Hama is among the many wrestlers resigning from All Japan. Akebono stated the he hopes SMOP can reunite one day, but right the future is unknown.
~ Akebono has not stated his intentions as of yet, other than he will compete anywhere as long as they allow him to remain freelance.

(4) Suwama & Yasufumi Nakanoueno vs. Masayuki Kono & Tomoya
◆Winner: Kono (12:37) following the Giant Knee Drop on Yasufumi.~ Suwama once again stated that he will carry on All Japan’s traditions and history as he continues in All Japan.

(1) Hiroshi Yamato vs. MAZADA
◆Winner: Yamato (11:43) following a Northern Light Bomb.
(2) SUSHI vs. Koji Kanemoto
◆Winner: Kanemoto (13:03) with a Moonsault Press.~ SUSHI announced previously that he will remain in All Japan a long with Suwama, and today he stated that he will change. That he struggles to remain as a junior full-time.
I guess we will have to wait and see if this means he is dropping his mask, or if he will jump up to the heavy class as SUSHI, and or even returning back under one of his previous names.
(3) 6 Man Tag Match: Takao Omori, Tomoya & Agu vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Aoki
◆Winner: Kanemaru (11:58) with a Backslide on Agu.
(4) STACK OF ARMS vs LAST REVOLUTION 6 Man Tag Match: Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka vs. Joe Doering, Kaz Hayashi & Yasufumi Nakanoueno
◆Winner: Kono (14:08) following a Giant Knee Drop on Yasufumi.
(5) Battle of LAST REVOLUTION: Suwama vs. Shuji Kondo
◆Winner: Suwama (16:58) following the Last Ride.~ There seemed to be some mutual respect between the two even though the eventual parting seems highly likely. Suwama seemed to have shown some regret in what is happening, but it is beyond his control.

(5) Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton “X” Benjamin
◆Winner: Benjamin (12:36) following the Pay Dirt to Nakamura.~ Suzuki and Ishii were at each other throats during the match, it seems a singles encounter might be in the works.

~ Kazushi Sakuraba came out and greeted the fans and announced his return by challenging Nagata.
~ Sakuraba has been out of action since April 7th’s “INVASION ATTACK” when he suffered a right arm dislocation while competing in a tag match against Yuji Nagata.

(6) Tetsuya Naito’s Return Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
◆Winner: Naito (15:01) with the Stardust Press.~ Naito announced that he is going after Masato Tanaka and the NEVER belt.

(8) Special Single Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
◆Winner: Devitt (15:33) following the Bloody Sunday.~ BULLET CLU… I mean Devitt finally claims the big win over Tanahashi.~ The 4 on 1 presence is proving to be too much for anyone that Devitt faces.

(1) Ryota Hama vs. Yasufumi Nakanoueno
◆Winner: Hama (7:50) with a Running Body Press.
(2) SUSHI & Agu vs. MAZADA & Tomoya
◆Winner: MAZADA (13:50) following a Modified Shoda Otoshi on SUSHI.
(3) This is STACK OF ARMS Tag Match: Masakatsu Funaki & Koji Kanemoto vs. Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka
◆Winner: Funaki (14:56) following the Hybrid Blaster on Minoru.~ Kanemoto was asked what his intentions were and he stated that he will “go to the ring as he wishes”. So that completely leaves things vague, but I expected nothing less from him. Kanemoto is currently freelance, so honestly he can go whenever he no longer accepts bookings in that sense.

(4) Takao Omori vs. Joe Doering
◆Winner: Doering (10:24) with the Revolution Bomb.~ Joe Doering announced that he will remain in All Japan and also declared that L/R (LAST REVOLUTION) will be no more. “Suwama and I will evolve”.

(6) Triple Crown & Asia Tag Prelude LAST REVOLUTION vs Burning 6 Man Tag Match: Suwama, Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Aoki
◆Winner: Kotaro (22:22) with a Tiger Driver on Hayashi.~ Kotaro did not appear to be content with his victory over Kaz. Of course with all the drama going on right now there is a lot of mixed emotions between the wrestlers.~ Akiyama challenged Suwama for them both give it their all (all of their strength/fight) in their upcoming Triple Crown title match on June 30th in Ryogoku.

(1) Gabai Jichan & Exciting Yoshida vs. Naoshi Sano & Keita Yano
◆Winner: Jichan (10:08) via pinfall on Sano.
(2) World Wrestling Association Offer Joshi Tag Match: La Malcriada & Micro vs. Alex Lee & Bambi
◆Winner: Micro (14:19) with a School Boy Trip on Lee.
(3) Special Single Match: Great Nita vs. The Winger
◆Winner: Nita (6:37) with a Thunder Fire Powerbomb.~ Nita once again called out for a match against Great Bono (Akebono).~ Early word has it that they two could indeed finally meet in the ring on August 31st at the second annual Yokohama Big Fireworks event. Which in turns means Nita vs. Bono in an explosion deathmatch.

(5) STACK OF ARMS vs Burning Tag Match: Masakatsu Funaki & Minoru Tanaka vs. Go Shiozaki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
◆Winner: Minoru (15:41) with the Minoru Special on Kanemaru.~ Minoru gets the victory over the champion in the first prelude match.
~ Funaki announced his intention of leaving All Japan as he feels that he can not support the new policies set by the new president Nobuo Shiraishi.~ Funaki was one of the very first to be vocal as soon as Shiraishi’s true intentions, namely the closed-door policy, were released in the media. Funaki joined All Japan a few years ago because of Mutoh, and it seems he is also in agreement with Mutoh in leaving the promotion.

(6) Special Single Match: Akebono vs. Ryota Hama
◆Winner: Akebono (5:40) with a Running Body Press.~ Akebono picked up the victory over his fellow SMOP teammate, but it is all out of respect as they now move on to face Akiyama and Shiozaki on 6/23.

(7) Triple Crown & Asia Tag Prelude LAST REVOLUTION vs Burning 6 Man Tag Match: Suwama, Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Aoki
◆Winner: Hayashi (21:14) following the Power Plant on Aoki.~ Suwama declared victory when he and Aiyama finally clash one one one on June 30th.~ Kaz and Kondo both announced their attentions of resigning from All Japan following in suit with Keiji Mutoh. So I guess that also kills any drama for the Asia Tag match…, but I think most of us knew that Hayashi would be loyal to Mutoh.

~ To give an update on the situation, it suspected that at least 6 wrestlers will be resigning as of the show on June 30th, as they will be free from all contractual obligations then. From what else I can gather, there are a few other wrestlers wrestlers who aim to resign as well, but they are bound to their contracts until July/August. At this time I am not aware of who is bound to a certain date, and at this point we might as well just sit back and watch it unfold.

~ So we officially have 3 wrestlers who I can guarantee, at this time, who are leaving and that is Funaki, Kaz, and Kondo. (up in the air: Sanada, KAI, Yamato, Kono, Manabu, Hama, Andy Woo, Daiki Inaba…)

~ They join the 3 that are guaranteed to remain in All Japan with Suwama, Kea, and Fuchi. A few other wrestlers I could probably figure would be Burning, as they were “bought” to join All Japan earlier this year.

(7) NO MERCY vs BRAVE Single 3 Match Series “Shinnen ~ Belief”: KENTA vs. Mohammed Yone
◆Winner: KENTA (18:35) with the GAME OVER.~ Yone’s new drive was set today as he took on KENTA. Even though in loss he proved that he had plenty of fight against the champion.~ Atsushi Onita appeared with a bouguet of flowers for Misawa and confronted KENTA as well. It seems he is looking to rekindle his previous strife with KENTA.

(8) NO MERCY vs BRAVE Single 3 Match Series “Mirai ~ Future”: Takashi Sugiura vs. Naomichi Marufuji
◆Winner: Marufuji (24:14) following the Tiger Flowsion.~ With this big win, Marufuji proposed to be the next challenger for KENTA.~ KENTA accepted the challenge, with the proposed title match to take place on July 7th.

~ After the match, the entire locker room came out as Spartan X (Misawa’s theme) played throughout the arena. A special 10 count gong was held in Misawa’s honor and also to signify the close of the memorial show.

(1) Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka vs. Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Yasufumi Nakanoueno [AJP]
◆Winner: Tanaka (15:52) following the Sliding D to Yokoyama.~ The Animal Hamaguchi student duo fell to Emblem, but given the time of the match they definitely appeared to have put a challenge.

~ After the match, Sekimoto added his name to the potential competitors in this years Fire Festival tournament. Otani and Tanaka then made their way out to the ring. The rest of the locker room followed suit.~ Yuji Okabayashi and Yutaka Yoshie were among the other notible freelancers to announced their bid into the tournament.

~ Former WWE wrestler and prior KAIENTA DOJO wrestler and champion, Sakamoto, now going by Kazma Sakamoto (KAZMA being his old name in K-DOJO) made a bid to be in this years Fire Festival tournament as well.

~ Yusaku Obata closed this meeting by dropping Sekimoto following a missle dropkick from the top rope. Obata the stated that he will certainly bring his best to the Festival and for ZERO1.